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    PROMULGATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The formal act of proclaiming; giving public noticeplay

    Example:

    his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature

    Synonyms:

    proclamation; promulgation

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("promulgation" is a kind of...):

    act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

    Derivation:

    promulgate (put a law into effect by formal declaration)

    promulgate (state or announce)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effectplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("promulgation" is a kind of...):

    announcement; annunciation; declaration; proclamation (a formal public statement)

    Derivation:

    promulgate (put a law into effect by formal declaration)

    promulgate (state or announce)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happenplay

    Example:

    the promulgation was written in English

    Synonyms:

    announcement; promulgation

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("promulgation" is a kind of...):

    statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "promulgation"):

    advisory (an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat)

    banns (a public announcement of a proposed marriage)

    handout; press release; release (an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation)

    notice (an announcement containing information about an event)

    program; programme (an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event)

    wanted notice; wanted poster (a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Annunciation ((Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ)

    Derivation:

    promulgate (state or announce)

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